Attachment for bottle-washing machines.



- PAI'BNTED MAR. 12, 1907. I W. J. CUNNINGHAM.

ATTACHMENT FOR BOTTLE WASHING MACHINES I No. 846,983.

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LIGATION FILED APR 13.1906

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11AM, a citizen of the United States, residing eral movement of the resilient material as an WILLIAM J. CUNNINGHAM, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

ATTACHMENT FOR BOTTLE-WASHING MACHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 12, 1907.

Application filed April 13, 1906. Serial No 311,514.

To all wit/0771, it um/y (307b067'll/3 Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. CUNNING- in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Attachment for Bottle-Vashmg Machines, of which the following is a specification.

In the construction of bottle-washing machines as set forth in my Letters Patent No. 708,321, issued September 2, 1902, I have found in practice that it is necessary to pro vide a movable support for the band of rubber or other resilient material which is carried by one or both of the revolving disks or wheels.

To this end my present invention consists of a new and novel construction of the band and of means for movably securing the same to the disks.

It further consists of other novel details of construction, all as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

As stated in my prior patent, it is necessary to provide the disks with some resilient means which will contact with the bottle in order to prevent breakage thereof, and the present invention is designed to permit latadditional safeguard.

Figure 1 represents a partial elevation and partial sectional view of the disks or wheels employed, showing the rubber band in position. Fig. 2 represents a perspective sectional view showing the movable fastening for the band. Fig. 3 represents a sectional View thereof. Fig. 4 represents a bottom plan view of a portion of the band, showing the fastening means in position. Fig. 5 represents a perspective view of the crank. Fig. 6 represents a sectional view showing the recess in the disk or wheel.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates one of the wheels or disks and 2 the other wheel or disk employed in a bottle-washing machine, the same being adapted to be mounted upon the shafts 3 in any suitable manner. The wheel 2 is provided with a ring 4, of rubber or other suitable material, which is secured in any desired manner and is stationary with respect to the wheel.

5 designates the rim of the wheel 1, which is provided at intervals with openings therethrough which are adapted to receive the arms 6 of the cranks 7, said cranks being secured to the rim 5 in any suitable manner in the present instance by means of the cotter-pins 8, between each of which and the rim 5 is preferably mounted a washer 9.

1O designates a band of rubber or other resilient material, which is provided with recesses 11 at suitable points on its lower face, said recesses being adapted to seat the conmeeting-bars 12 of the cranks 7, said connecting-bars 12 carrying the arms 13 of the crank, which are adapted to pass through suitable openings 14 in the band 10 and are secured to the band by any suitable meansin the present instance by the cotter-pins 15, between each of which and the band is preferably placed a washer 16. The band 10 is further provided with a depending lip or lug 17, which is adapted to bear against the edge of the rim 5 of the wheel in order to prevent outward movement of the band 10.

The operation will be readily understood. By reason of the recess 11, formed in the lower face of the band'lO, the connectingarms 12 of the cranks 7 can move therein, so that the band 10, while securely attached to the rim 5 of the wheel, can move laterally with respect thereto in the direction indicated by the arrows by reason of the cranks 7, since the arms 6 of said cranks can rotate in the openings in the rim 5 and the arms 13 rotate in the openings 14 of the band 10.

It will be seen by this construction that a movable support is provided for the band, so that should the pressure of the wheels 1 and 2 be too great against the bottles in their passage therebetween a lateral play is permitted to band 10, thus acting as an additional safeguard to prevent breakage of the bottles. In addition I provide the con.

tact edge of the band 10 with corrugations 18, which are adapted to serve as a better grasping means for the bottles.

In the construction shown in Fig. 6 I have provided the recess 19 in the rim of the wheel, which receives the connecting-arm in the same manner as the recess 11.

It will be evident that various changes may be made by those skilled in the art which will come within the scope of my invention,

and I do not, therefore, desire to be limited thereon, a band adapted to be suitably conin every instance to the exact construction herein shown and described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a device of the character described, a disk, a band therefor, and cranks formin I u u b a movable connection for said band and dlsk.

2. In a device of the character described,

nected with said cranks and having means whereby sald cranks canmove.

4. In a device of the character described, 20 a wheel having openings at intervals therein,

cranks each having one arm movably mounted 111 one of said openings and a rubber band havlng openmgs adapted fiOIGCGlVG the other arm of said cranks, and provided with re-z 5 cesses in which are seated the connectingarms of said cranks.

WILLIAM J. CUNNINGHAM.

Witnesses:

LoUIs G. GRUND, WM. LAMB. 

